United Press
May 12—The greatest flood since 1870 is plunging down Shenandoah Valley as a result of 30 hours rain in the hills. Farms are washed out, bridges washed away. With municipal power plant engulfed, Cumberland, Maryland, is under 18 inches of water.
A man’s body was found floating down Potatao River near Sir John Run. No other deaths yet reported. Southern Norfolk and Western trains are practically tied up.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., May 12, 1924
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